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(2) The excess complication in the Git migration strategy is likely due to the inability of the underlying Git file formats to handle two different hash algorit
by mb7733 7y ago
(2) The excess complication in the Git migration strategy is likely due to the inability of the underlying Git file formats to handle two different hash algorithms in the same repository at the same time.
But, I could be wrong. Post a rebuttal if you have evidence to the contrary.
It seems unfair to demand a rebuttal when you are the one who made the claim.
According to the article at least, the difficulty stems mainly from their migration strategy, for converting all existing SHA1 hashes.
- velcrovan 7y ago> the difficulty stems mainly from their migration strategy, for converting all existing SHA1 hashes. That's essentially the same difficulty, since the only strategy for doing this that has been historically proven to work seamlessly and painlessly involves being able to handle both hash algorithms in the same repository at the same time.